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Spring Semester Schedule:
MONDAYS: 11:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
TUESDAYS: 9:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAYS: 11:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
THURSDAYS: 10 A.M.-1:30 P.M.
FRIDAYS: 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
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In this course, we will explore how brand strategy and planning effectively come to life throughout a variety of channels in a larger marketing ecosystem. From brand identity, advertising, and creative execution, this course will equip you with a strong understanding of marketing and communication principles that guide a brand’s go-to-market strategy and help them win with consumers. Learn more about:
• Paid, earned, and owned channels
• Marketing strategy creation
• Customer segmentation
• Campaign and creative concepting
• Key messaging and content strategy
• Design and visual identity
• Traditional and out of home advertising
• Paid media, SEO, and other digital channels
• Social media advertising
• Digital PR including trust-building
• Emerging technology
*This Credential program is 8 weeks with 24 contact hours. To earn your badge of completion, you must achieve a minimum of 70% in 3 Key Performance areas: Attendance, Participation, and Activities/Assignments. The instructor will provide a specific rubric outlining the course syllabus’s Key Performance areas.*
INSTRUCTORS:
Molly Queen is President and Founder of Monarch Consulting as a boutique consulting firm in the digital marketing space. Clients range from startups to multinational companies. Prior to that, Molly was in an executive role at Abbott where she led the inhouse agency. In that role she led creative services, digital strategy, UX, social media, e-commerce and marketing systems. During her tenure, she and her team built the in-house agency from a small production shop to a 145 person, full-service agency that scaled to support strategic planning, brand campaigns and product launches.
Allison Ditmer has her BSBA in Marketing and MBA from Bowling Green State University. She spent 15 years at Abbott before deciding to utilize her digital marketing background and pursue building her content and freelance writing business. When she’s not helping organizations build their brands online with strategic content, she’s with her family traveling to national parks and spending time with her two kids.
The Global Commerce Program is excited to welcome Denison alum Christopher Timura '96, partner in the Washington D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, as our GC Executive Speaker on Wednesday, April 24 at 12:30 PM.
**Lunch will be provided**
Christopher is a member of the firm’s International Trade and White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice Groups. He helps clients solve regulatory, legal & political problems that arise at the intersection of national security, trade, and foreign policy, and to develop corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies, policies, and procedures. His clients span economic sectors and range from start-ups to Global 500 companies. Most recently, Christopher was ranked in the Chambers Global 2024 guide for USA International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions.
Working with in-house counsel, boards, and other business leads, he helps to identify and leverage existing business processes to integrate international trade compliance, and CSR-related data gathering, analysis, investigation, and reporting throughout client business operations. In M&A and other transactions, he conducts expedited diligence on international trade compliance and ESG issues and supports business and compliance teams.
On a pro bono basis, Christopher assists clients with immigration issues, and works with international rule of law training NGOs on the investigation and enforcement of anti-human trafficking and forced labor laws, wildlife trafficking laws, and on related legislative reform.
He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as an articles editor of the Michigan Journal of International Law and received the William W. Bishop Jr. Award for his performance in the international law curriculum. In 2001, Christopher served as a law clerk to a member of the United Nations International Law Commission.
Christopher was a National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan from 1997 to 2002, where he earned a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology, and a Fulbright Scholar to the United Kingdom from 1996-1997, where he earned his MSc. in Anthropology and Ecology of Development from the University College, London. He completed his B.A. in Environmental Studies at Denison University, where he graduated in the honors program, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded Denison University President’s Medal.
Join Global Commerce for an alumni panel featuring Oliver Manlove '22 and on *Tuesday, April 30 at 10:00AM.
Oliver Manlove '22 / Master's Degree Candidate, International Sustainability Management at ESCP Business School in Paris, France.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://denison.zoom.us/j/97562370886?pwd=RGpwNWEwS0hYU2c4dUFEZUZ4SmFDZz09
Meeting ID: 975 6237 0886
Passcode: 458687
Join Global Commerce Executive-in-Residence & Denison alum Oyauma Garrison '96 on May 1 for a lunchtime discussion about his path from Denison through corporate America to the c-suite of Central Ohio’s #1 nonprofit addiction treatment center.
Oyauma Garrison serves as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Maryhaven, Inc, a nonprofit organization that helps individuals and families lead healthy lives free from addiction & mental health challenges by providing education, treatment & support.
Prior to Maryhaven, Oyauma served as the President & CEO for A Kid Again, a nonprofit focused on providing Hope, Happiness and Healing for families raising children battling a life-threatening condition. He grew the organization from one state to all fifty (50) states plus D.C., in less than five (5) years. Oyauma is a former insurance company executive of over 20 years. He worked at State Farm, Nationwide, Allstate, and Jacobson.
Active in the community, Oyauma has received numerous awards for leadership and community service. He received an honorary doctorate degree from Franklin University in 2019. In 2021, Oyauma received the Denison University’s highest alumni honor, an Alumni Citation. Honors and recognition include, Top 50 Smart Business Leaders, CEO of the Year finalist (2020 & 2021) – Columbus CEO, a Columbus Business First Most Admired C-Suite leader (2019 & 2021) and NBMBAA Lifetime Achievement Award, and National MBA of Year. He has been recognized with the United States of America Presidential 2014 Gold Standard Award for Service. Serves as an Executive In Residence at Franklin University and Denison University. Additionally, he has been recognized twice by the Oho General Assembly for his leadership and by Columbus City Council.
Oyauma currently serves as a Director (Vice Chair) on the Board of Buckeye Mutual Insurance Company. He has served as Board Chair for St. Vincent Family Centers, co-chair of the United Way Campaign Cabinet corporate development committee and served a two-year term as Co-Chair of the United Way of Central Ohio Tocqueville society. As an avid runner, Oyauma has completed numerous full and half marathons, along with adventure runs. A member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc and St. Mark’s Lodge #7 – Prince Hall Masons.
Oyauma earned his bachelor’s degree from Denison University and his MBA from Franklin University. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Oyauma is the proud father of three.
Join Global Commerce for an alumni panel featuring Sarah White '21 and Meg Stewart '23 on *Friday, May 3 at 3:00pm.
Sarah White '21 / Master's Degree Candidate, Spanish through Middlebury College (Madrid, Spain)
Meg Stewart '23 / SOLE Science Strategy Coordinator, GMR Marketing Agency (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://denison.zoom.us/j/96469935249?pwd=K2RvSWgrdUY3Ylg0Zng1OFpsNUhVUT09
Meeting ID: 964 6993 5249
Passcode: 100565
In this course, you will learn key financial concepts such as balance sheets, income statements, cash flows, working capital, budgeting, forecasting, and more. You will also gain applicable skills used in a variety of finance professions. This course will teach you how to speak the language of finance by focusing on applying knowledge, financial up-skilling, and mimicking on-the-job training.
By the end of this course, you will have built and practiced the skills to create financial statements, understand financial decision-making processes, and raise capital through financial restructuring.
Learning Objectives:
• The language of finance:
- What is the goal of the Finance function? How is the function and industry evolving?
- What does it mean to “create value”? How does finance help created it and track it?
- Create and analyze balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements
Describe the role of footnotes and Management Discussion & Analysis in the financial statements
- Calculate and apply financial ratios as a part of financial statement analysis
• The ins and outs of budgeting & forecasting process and how it forms the drumbeat for many other company processes
• How to make better/fast investment decisions using Excel modeling
• How to optimize Working Capital (Inventory, Receivables, Payables) and why Cash Matters
• How to raise capital to fund a business
• How to optimize capital structure
• What happens when you have too much debt (ie. bankruptcy and restructuring)
Credential programs are 8 weeks with 24 contact hours. To earn your badge of completion, you must achieve a minimum of 70% in 3 Key Performance areas: Attendance, Participation, and Activities/Assignments. The instructor will provide a specific rubric outlining the Key Performance areas in the course syllabus.
INSTRUCTOR:
This program is led by Daniel Schuerman, a financially disciplined, process driven, analytical problem-solving leader with experience in various industries including Manufacturing, Distribution, and Professional Services. Daniel has diverse experience as an executive leader who is energized by long term business strategy, M&A diligence, and integration, and impacting short term financial objectives including cash flow, budgets, and data analysis
Learn how balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows facilitate decision-making in business.
Financial statements provide information to help people make decisions and set priorities based on an organization’s financial condition and performance. In this program, you will:
• Develop a basic understanding of the interrelationships of the three main financial statements used in making business decisions:
• Balance Sheets
• Income Statements
• Statements of Cash Flows
• Understand how organizations are presented to the public through annual financial reports
• Learn how banks use organizations’ financial statements to make financing decisions
• Understand how individual shareholders use financial statements to make investing decisions
• Acquire the skills and tools necessary to understand and analyze the three main types of financial statements
• Make decisions based on financial statement analysis
At the conclusion of this program, you will be able to read, interpret, and analyze real-world balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows to facilitate valued decision-making.
Accelerator programs range from 4-12 hours of contact time.To earn your badge of completion, you must achieve a minimum of 70% in three Key Performance areas: Attendance, Participation, and Activities/Assignments. The instructor will provide a specific rubric outlining the Key Performance areas in the course syllabus.
INSTRUCTOR:
This program is led by Louann Cummings, a tenured Professor of Business at the University of Findlay and former Fulbright Scholar and Specialist. She received her BA in economics from Denison University, an MBA from the University of Toledo, a Doctor of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University, and is a CPA. She also worked for Root Learning, Inc. developing learning map technologies for companies such as Harley-Davidson, ATT Wireless, Motorola, UPS, and Whirlpool. Her passion is helping students and colleagues, regardless of their course of study, become exceptional global leaders who truly make a difference.
In this program, you’ll learn the fundamentals of analytics and how to deploy these technologies to support an organization’s business strategy. Participants will better understanding of analytics techniques, applications, governance, and ethics/risks using real-life examples. By the end of this course, you will have a foundational understanding of analytics in business and be able to identify use-cases and opportunities to incorporate these capabilities into an organization’s business strategy.
This Credential program is 8 weeks with 24 contact hours. To earn your badge of completion, you must achieve a minimum of 70% in 3 Key Performance areas: Attendance, Participation, and Activities/Assignments. The instructor will provide a specific rubric outlining the Key Performance areas in the course syllabus.
INSTRUCTORS:
Lauren Burke is a Data Scientist at CoverMyMeds, where she builds models and systems that improve understanding of user needs, enhance products, and discover opportunities. She began her data science career in the retail space, developing solutions across several areas including supply chain, inventory management, and enterprise business. Lauren is the Director of Operations of Women in Analytics, where her primary focus lies in strategy and community growth. She also hosts the WIA After Hours podcast. Lauren serves as a Core Advisor on the Midwest Big Data Hub’s Community Advisory Panel, a member of TECH CORPS’ Regional Steering Committee, Chair of COSI’s KINETIC Board, and a founding member of scikit-learn’s Communication Team.
Tanya Zyabkina is a data analytics expert with over 15 years of experience in Marketing and Consumer Analytics. She works as a Marketing Performance Analytics Director at The Ohio State University. and her prior experience includes consulting and building the analytics function for Fortune 500 companies in the retail and telecom industries. Tanya’s areas of expertise cover various analytics applications, from data engineering to digital analytics to campaign effectiveness measurement.
She holds an MBA from The Ohio State University and completed graduate coursework in Data Science and Econometrics.
Understanding Financial and Managerial Accounting is a game changer for anyone in today’s job market, and this program will allow you to engage in a deep-dive exploration of this discipline. Through analyzing and identifying relevant business transactions, you will evaluate how those events impact a business organization, examine relevant financial measures, and explore planning and controls for the future.
You’ll prepare, analyze, and utilize the four common financial statements used to make decisions in an organization to assess how companies present themselves to the public through their annual reports and assess sustainability. You’ll learn to distinguish the difference between financial and managerial accounting and thereby acquire the skills and tools necessary to understand, analyze, and develop sound financial decisions based on your evaluation.
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
• Assess the impact of transactions and the interrelationships between balance sheets, income statements, statements of retained earnings, and cash flow statements
• Identify the role and scope of financial and managerial accounting and the use of accounting information in the decision-making process of managers
• Explore financial statement analysis by addressing “what if” questions according to the information needs of an organization
• Explain how managerial accounting information and data analytics facilitate planning, controlling, performance evaluation, and decision-making activities
• Interpret time value of money calculations to make capital budgeting and other future oriented decisions
This Credential program is 8-weeks with 24 contact hours. To earn your badge of completion, you must achieve a minimum of 70% in 3 Key Performance areas: Attendance, Participation, and Activities/Assignments. The instructor will provide a specific rubric outlining the course syllabus in Key Performance areas.
Instructor:
This program is led by Louann Cummings, a tenured Professor of Business at the University of Findlay and former Fulbright Scholar and Specialist. She received her BA in economics from Denison University, an MBA (and CPA) from the University of Toledo, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University. She also worked for Root Learning, Inc. developing learning map technologies for companies such as Harley-Davidson, ATT Wireless, Motorola, UPS, and Whirlpool.
The Internship Success Series is intended to help all students make the most of their Summer 2024 Internship Experience. This session, the first in the series, is focused on helping you feel comfortable building relationships in your new workplace (aka, networking!). Your internship allows you to meet new people, learn about their career pathways, and build a network to help you succeed. During this interactive workshop, we will provide tips and tricks to maximize your experience and build long-term relationships that will benefit you during your internship and beyond.
Search Handshake for the other workshops in this series:
Build your Network During your Summer 2024 Internship
Update your Resume with your Summer 2024 Internship
Interview with Confidence – How to talk about your Summer 2024 Internship
Elevate your career this summer by working on real client challenges. Beyond the typical internship, this 6-week intensive program will supercharge your resume as you learn to lead from business experts and apply your new knowledge and skills to solve business challenges.
Consulting with leaders in various industries, you and your team will design a solution to the unique business challenge of your client. Unlike a typical summer internship, you and your team are completely in the driver's seat of your project. With the guidance of expert mentors, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact on a company.
This program is hosted at Denison Edge in downtown Columbus. You have the opportunity to live in Columbus throughout the program for free!
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 24th, 2024
COST: $3,000
*Limited financial assistance is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Email edge@denison.edu with any questions regarding program fees.
HOUSING: Free housing is provided for Denison students on the Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD) campus - walking distance to Denison Edge.
Think differently, grow exponentially. Apply now for the 2024 program.
Participants will gain an understanding of Marketing as a fundamental discipline needed to create and build successful brands, businesses, nonprofits, products, and even professional individual identities. This course introduces concepts and then quickly provides you with opportunities to apply them to real-world opportunities or challenges through individual assignments and group projects.
This Credential program is 8-weeks with 24 contact hours. To earn your badge of completion, you must achieve a minimum of 70% in 3 Key Performance areas: Attendance, Participation, and Activities/Assignments. The instructor will provide a specific rubric outlining the course syllabus in Key Performance areas.
INSTRUCTOR:
Neil Collins is the President and Founder of Results Marketing Group. Previously Neil has served in marketing leadership roles for national consumer brands like Aquafresh, Renu, and Classico Italian foods. He later served as CEO for an accredited career education business and CMO for a major independent supplier of energy to millions of customers, both households and businesses. Currently, Neil serves as a Leader at Innovate New Albany, a business incubator and a hub for innovators and entrepreneurs who are serious about building businesses that are both valuable and sustainable.
The annual DataConnect Conference brings together industry leaders, technical experts and entrepreneurs to discuss the latest trends, advancements, technologies, and innovations in data, analytics, machine learning, and AI.
Learn from high-quality content delivered by thought leaders through keynotes, presentations, engaging panel discussions, and expert-led workshops.
Collaborate with peers and network with experts.
Connect with the global data community with non-stop networking opportunities.
The Internship Success Series is intended to help all students make the most of their Denison Internship Program Summer 2024 Internship. This interactive session will help you build strong bullet points to showcase your Summer 2024 Internship on your resume (Yes, even though you are still IN your internship we want you to update your resume with it NOW!). In addition, we will discuss how to leverage LinkedIn to showcase your internship experience and your success throughout the duration of the internship.
Search Handshake for the other workshops in this series:
Build your Network During your Summer 2024 Internship
Update your Resume with your Summer 2024 Internship
Interview with Confidence – How to talk about your Summer 2024 Internship
Please Note: Before registering, you should make informed choices and only register for events with alumni, employers, and coaches that you are truly interested in and that do not conflict with class, work, student organizations or other commitments. Late cancellations and no-shows reflect poorly on you as well as the university and may jeopardize the school’s relationship with employers and/or alumni. Your registration represents your commitment to arrive on time, prepared and professional.
The Internship Success Series is intended to help all students make the most of their Denison Interrnship Program, Summer 2024 Internship. This interactive session will prepare you to talk confidently about your summer 2024 internship in future interviews and networking conversations. You will leave confident that you can tell the story of the impact of your 2024 experience whenever and wherever asked!
Build your Network During your Summer 2024 Internship
Update your Resume with your Summer 2024 Internship
Interview with Confidence – How to talk about your Summer 2024 Internship
Please Note: Before registering, you should make informed choices and only register for events with alumni, employers, and coaches that you are truly interested in and that do not conflict with class, work, student organizations or other commitments. Late cancellations and no-shows reflect poorly on you as well as the university and may jeopardize the school’s relationship with employers and/or alumni. Your registration represents your commitment to arrive on time, prepared and professional.
Are you unclear about what career path(s) might interest you? Not sure how to even start figuring it out? Do you know exactly what you want to do but need to create a plan to get there? Then “The Journey Program” is for you! Class of 2023 is invited to beat your peers back to campus and avoid the chaos of moving in for the Journey Program. Early arrival for this program will be on Sunday, August 24th. The program wil begin Monday morning.
The Journey Program will help you become intentional about your life and utilize your time at Denison in the most powerful way possible. You will spend time reflecting on what fulfills you, determine how to be successful, and craft a detailed plan for the rest of your time at Denison. You will be able to progress from being uncertain about potential career options to developing a career exploration plan and creating key materials to support your journey.
You will:
*Engage in an immersive career exploration experience starting by reflecting deeply on core elements of who you are
*Identify a career thesis
*Learn how to obtain the information you need in order to make career planning decisions
*Develop a career planning roadmap for your remaining Denison experience and know how to implement your roadmap and how to adjust when necessary
*Complete/update your resume, a draft cover letter, and your LinkedIn profile
***During registration, you will be directed to a form to fill out. If you are not automatically redirected, please click the link in your confirmation email. You are NOT registered until you complete the form. ***
Register Early: Registration will close towards the end of June so we can provide names to Residential Communities for early return. Once this date is published, I will update this posting.
Please Note:
Before registering, you should make informed choices and only register for events with alumni, employers, and coaches that you are truly interested in and that do not conflict with class, work, student organizations or other commitments. Late cancellations and no-shows reflect poorly on you as well as the university and may jeopardize the school’s relationship with employers and/or alumni. Your registration represents your commitment to arrive on time, prepared and professional.
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